Sudarsan Pattnaik Raises Alarm Over AI Misuse After Fake Sand Sculpture Incident

• Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik expressed concern over AI misuse after filmmaker Subhash Ghai shared an AI-generated image of his supposed sand art.
• Ghai posted on X, thanking Pattnaik for a sand sculpture of himself, which Pattnaik clarified he did not create.
• Pattnaik politely informed Ghai that the image was likely AI-generated, highlighting a "misunderstanding or incorrect information."
• The artist stated that such a detailed sand sculpture would be impossible to create and would not last, calling the incident a "direct threat to artists."
• Pattnaik warned that AI-generated images could mislead eminent personalities and threaten the originality of artists, urging action against such campaigns.